[i]"Oh Lanny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling"[/i] the melodious tune was all Gil could think about at the man's introduction. He was snapped out of his private joke by the severe tone in his host's voice.

"Truth be told Lanny, I'm not sure. I drank this elixir, potion, whatever and it tasted sweet. Then I felt cold and numb, like you slept in a heap of snow. I was helpless and couldn't move but then..." even the memory of that moment made him feel more alive.

"I felt... like fire from my chest, the numbness left and I felt more energetic and alive then I ever had before. My turn for a question though. You found me in the dungeon? What was I doing? Better yet what were you doing there?"